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U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans has introduced a bipartisan bill during National Police Week aimed at renaming the post office in the city of Evans to honor a fallen Weld County deputy.
The legislation proposes changing the name to “Deputy Samuel Kent Brownlee Post Office,” according to a news release from Evans, who represents Colorado’s 8th District.
In case you missed it… Former cop and current congressman, Gabe Evans, teamed up with other members who previously served in law enforcement to honor the men and women in Blue. In a National Police Week op-ed with Congressmen Pete Stauber (MN-08), Troy Nehls (TX-22), and Clay Higgins (LA-03), Congressman Evans shares how House Republicans have backed the blue.
Read the op-ed by here or below.
Today, following an 26.5-hour long markup, Congressman Gabe Evans voted to advance the Energy and Commerce Committee budget reconciliation bill.
Congressman Evans’ statement on the bill:
Today Congressman Gabe Evans’ bipartisan Benefits that Endure for Lifetimes of Service (BELO’S) Act passed through the House of Representatives. This is Congressman Evans’ first piece of legislation to pass the House, and the bill would give free National Park lifetime passes to the families of veterans who passed away from a service-related illness or accident.
Today Congressman Gabe Evans delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on the bipartisan Benefits that Endure for Lifetimes Of Service Act (BELO’S) Act – named after Marc Belo, Evans’ friend and fellow veteran and Black Hawk helicopter pilot who passed away from service-related cancer one year ago this week – which would expand free access to National Parks to the families of veterans who passed away from a service-related illness or accident.
During National Police Week, former cop Congressman Gabe Evans introduced bipartisan legislation to rename the Evans Main Post Office in Weld County to honor Weld County Sheriff’s Deputy Samuel Brownlee. A devoted husband, father, and stepfather, Sheriff Brownlee was tragically shot and killed in the line of duty while struggling with a gang member in 2010 after five years of distinguished service with the Weld County Sheriff’s Office.
In case you missed it… Congressman Gabe Evans is once again making the case for Colorado to be a national example of an all-of-the-above approach to energy. Supporting affordable, reliable, and secure energy is key to making America energy dominant.
Read the op-ed by here or below.
In case you missed it… in honor of National Police Week, Congressmen Gabe Evans and Mike Ezell penned an op-ed describing how their service as cops influences their service in Congress.
Read their op-ed here or below.
Congress can support law enforcement this National Police Week
By Congressmen Gabe Evans and Mike Ezell
In case you missed it, Congressman Gabe Evans tackling high costs - specifically high energy costs - with his new legislation, The State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act.